A leadoff homer by Andre Thornton in the 11th inning capped a comeback by the Indians, giving them a 9-8 victory over the Brewers. The Tribe trailed at one stage, 8-3, but rallied and eventually tied the game in the ninth. In that inning, Thornton and Gary Alexander walked, Ron Pruitt sacrificed and Duane Kuiper grounded out, scoring Thornton. Alexander had a two-run single in the third and a three-run homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Cleveland Indians 9, Milwaukee Brewers 8

Game Played on Thursday, August 24, 1978 (Day game) at County Stadium

Indians 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 - 9 11 1 Brewers 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 16 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Dade rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .262 Molitor 2b 6 1 2 0 0 0 .291 Veryzer ss 5 1 0 0 1 1 .278 Yount ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 .298 Bell 3b 5 2 1 0 1 0 .297 Oglivie lf 5 2 2 1 1 0 .295 Thornton 1b 4 3 2 2 2 0 .278 Lezcano rf 6 2 3 5 0 2 .284 Alexander dh 4 1 3 5 2 1 .232 Cooper 1b 6 1 3 1 0 1 .324 Pruitt lf,c 5 1 3 0 0 1 .255 Bando dh 4 0 1 0 1 0 .281 Kuiper 2b 6 0 0 1 0 0 .285 Gantner 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Speed cf 5 1 2 0 1 0 .216 Money ph,3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .285 Diaz c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Thomas cf 5 0 1 1 0 2 .240 Norris ph,lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .279 Martinez c 4 1 2 0 0 0 .205 Paxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hisle ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .295 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Moore c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Spillner p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Augustine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stein p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mueller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Castro p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClure p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 42 9 11 8 9 4 Totals 46 8 16 8 2 6 Time of Game: 4:02 Attendance: 16,362 Left on Base: Indians 11, Brewers 9 DP: Indians 1, Brewers 0 Errors: Speed, Molitor Doubles: Speed (3), Alexander (16), Pruitt 2 (5), Cooper (18), Thomas (20), Yount (16), Martinez (9), Oglivie (18) Triples: Lezcano (4) Home Runs: Alexander (23), Thornton (26), Lezcano (13) Caught Stealing: Speed (4), Molitor (11) Sacrifice Hits: Pruitt (1), Dade (4), Yount (10) Hit by Pitch: Gantner (2,by Paxton) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Paxton 3.1 11 8 8 1 2 1 22 3.69 Hood 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 11 4.59 Spillner W(3-1) 4.1 4 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.71 Monge SV(6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.93 Totals 11 16 8 8 2 6 1 50 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Augustine 2.2 3 3 3 3 2 0 14 4.68 Stein 3.1 5 3 3 3 1 1 18 4.98 Mueller 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 9 3.00 Castro 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.77 McClure L(2-4) 2.2 2 1 1 1 1 1 11 3.93 Totals 11 11 9 8 9 4 2 53 Passed Balls: Martinez (2) Hit by Pitch: Paxton (6) Wild Pitches: Castro (3) Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Ron Luciano INDIANS 1ST: Dade grounded out (shortstop to first); Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Bell popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to right; Molitor was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Yount singled to shortstop; Oglivie forced Yount (second to shortstop); Lezcano struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton grounded out (third to first); Alexander singled to left; Pruitt struck out; Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Cooper doubled to left; Bando flied out to right; Gantner lined to shortstop; Thomas doubled to left [Cooper scored]; Martinez flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Brewers 1. INDIANS 3RD: Speed doubled to left; Diaz grounded out (second to first) [Speed to third]; Dade struck out; Veryzer walked; Bell walked [Veryzer to second]; Thornton walked [Speed scored, Veryzer to third, Bell to second]; Alexander doubled to right [Veryzer scored, Bell scored, Thornton to third]; STEIN REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Pruitt flied out to right; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 1. BREWERS 3RD: Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount doubled to right; Oglivie singled to center [Yount scored, Oglivie to second (error by Speed)]; Lezcano tripled to right [Oglivie scored]; Cooper singled to right [Lezcano scored]; Bando flied out to left; Gantner was hit by a pitch [Cooper to second]; Thomas struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 4. INDIANS 4TH: Kuiper grounded out (first unassisted); Speed walked; Martinez allowed a passed ball [Speed to second]; Diaz popped to second; Dade walked; Veryzer popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 4. BREWERS 4TH: Martinez singled to left; Molitor singled to third [Martinez to second]; Yount out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Martinez to third, Molitor to second]; Oglivie was walked intentionally; Lezcano homered [Martinez scored, Molitor scored, Oglivie scored]; HOOD REPLACED PAXTON (PITCHING); Cooper grounded out (second to first); Bando grounded out (shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 8. INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (first unassisted); Thornton flied out to left; Alexander walked; Pruitt singled to shortstop [Alexander to second]; Kuiper popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 8. BREWERS 5TH: Gantner popped to first in foul territory; Thomas struck out; Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 8. INDIANS 6TH: Speed singled to left; Diaz flied out to left; Dade flied out to center; Veryzer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 8. BREWERS 6TH: Molitor grounded out (pitcher to first); Yount grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Brewers 8. INDIANS 7TH: Bell singled to right; Thornton singled to first [Bell to second]; Alexander homered [Bell scored, Thornton scored]; MUELLER REPLACED STEIN (PITCHING); Pruitt doubled to left; Kuiper flied out to center; Speed reached on an error by Molitor [Pruitt scored (unearned)]; NORRIS BATTED FOR DIAZ; Speed was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Norris flied out to center; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Brewers 8. BREWERS 7TH: NORRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); PRUITT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Lezcano singled to left; Cooper was called out on strikes; Bando walked [Lezcano to second]; SPILLNER REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); MONEY BATTED FOR GANTNER; Money flied out to left [Lezcano to third]; Thomas popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Brewers 8. INDIANS 8TH: MONEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Dade grounded out (third to first); Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Brewers 8. BREWERS 8TH: Martinez doubled to left; On a bunt Molitor hit into a double play (catcher to shortstop) [Martinez out at third]; Yount flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 7, Brewers 8. INDIANS 9TH: Thornton walked; CASTRO REPLACED MUELLER (PITCHING); Castro threw a wild pitch [Thornton to second]; Alexander walked (walk was charged to Mueller); Pruitt out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Thornton to third, Alexander to second]; MCCLURE REPLACED CASTRO (PITCHING); Kuiper grounded out (second to first) [Thornton scored, Alexander to third]; Speed flied out to left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Brewers 8. BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper singled to left; Bando singled to right [Cooper to third]; Money struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Brewers 8. INDIANS 10TH: Norris walked; Dade out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Norris to second]; Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Bell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Brewers 8. BREWERS 10TH: Thomas flied out to right; HISLE BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; Hisle flied out to right; Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Brewers 8. INDIANS 11TH: MOORE REPLACED HISLE (PLAYING C ); Thornton homered; Alexander was called out on strikes; Gary Alexander ejected by HP umpire Ken Kaiser; Pruitt doubled to left; Kuiper flied out to center; Speed lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Brewers 8. BREWERS 11TH: Yount flied out to left; Oglivie doubled to left; Lezcano struck out; MONGE REPLACED SPILLNER (PITCHING); Cooper lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Brewers 8.

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